New-York tribune., 1887-11-24
FOURTEEN STRIKERS DEAD.
RIOT IN LAFOURCHE PARISH. LOUISIANA.
TWO WHITE MEN SHOT BY NEGRO KNIGHTS OF
LABoR-THE LOCAL MILITIA OF THE
PARISH DEFEAT THE RIOTERS.
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| PARISH DEFEAT THE RIOTERS.
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| NEW ORLEANS Nov 23.-At the opening OF october
a strike begun in the sugargrowIng regions Of
this State under orders Of tho knights Of Labor to
| enforce the demand Of field hands and sugar house
| employees all of whom with few exceptions are col
ored for increase Of wages. The planters resisted
the strike and took from this city to supply the
| places Of the Knights of Labor On number OF
plantations these imported men were assaulted and
several OF them shot from ambush and more or
less seriously Injured. The situation finally became
| so bad that Governor McEncry called upon for
State troops to restore order. The call came from
the constituted authorities Of the parishes and the
Governor I'm accordance with the law responded and
ordered several companies OF militia to the scene
Shortly after the orders issued five negroes
killed by shcrir'S posse under circumstances re-
garding which statements conflicting The kill
| Ing indicated the state Of feeling in the troubled
region and all agreed that the troops had been called
out too
Tho soldiers restored order and maintained peace,
but notwithstanding this fact, politicians I'm tho
District Assembly OF the Knights Of Labor In this city,
opposed to Governor McEncry for rcnomination
forced through that body resolutions denouncng the
Governor for tho Of troops and demanding
repeal Of Tho tariff on sugar The troops, however,
were kept in tho field until all fear of trouble had
passed and work had been resumed on almost all tho
plantations. in majority Of cases at an advance Of
wages nearly to the figure which the knights de-
mandcd The last Of the troops were ordered homo
the close OF last week and 1t IS charged that In
Lafourchc Parish, whore the five negroes above
mentioned killed. acts of violence and lawessness
were again renewed Why the strikers should have
resumed their overt acts does not appear, as pract
caly what they demanded had been granted, but II Is
charged that sugar houses fired into and aborers
who wanted to work were inmidatcd. on Sunday
a mass meeting Of the most prominent citizens Of
the parish held at Thbodcaux, the capital of tho
parish and tho following resolutions were adopted;
" Now therefore, We, the good and law abiding ct
zcns OF the Parish of Lafourchc, I'm mass meeting
assembled do resolve that this state Of disorder shall
and must cease and that ALL regardless Of calling
avOc atlOn or pursuit do hereby pledge ourselves and
each other every means in our power to bring
the guilty parties and those who nay have advised
such lawlcssncss a speedy detection and punish
mcnt."
Other resolutions adopted offering reward for
persons guilty Of the offences charged and appointing
a committee peace and order.
Since then there have been rumors OF threatened
trouble hcrwecn whites and blacks and last night
white man entered a negro barroom In the town ot
Thibolcaux, opened fire and killed one colorcd man
and wounded another. II appears to havc 0ccn the
act Of a man crazcd with liquor and 1t was not
thought tht 1t would be the immediate cause of tho
expected conflict. However, dispatches received
this morning from ThbodeauX announced that Two
white men, Henry MooIsar and John Gorman' were shot
and seriously wounded and that twelve negroes were
killed
Yesterday two colorcd men named Cox who are
s,d ~ tave been the rngealers the strike, were
arrested and placed in the parish jail Information
%o5oahx ,ns wbrb is over sixty miles from New.Or
leans that after the tragedy ~ this norning me o3x
hrothcrs we're taken from the Ial and shot to death
There appears be doubt that the Information IS
TSc icIcgraph orc, at Thbodeaux is closed The
only account ~ the affair Witch has issued nom there
IS contained In statement Of officials OF the parish
ESCAPING FROM THE SCENE OF CONFLICT.
A number Of people from Lafcurche Parish came IN
on the train of the Morgan Railroad which reached
tbls city this evening In the number was H. Frank
lin colorcd man. who makes the following statement
80 far rs know, two men who constituted me outer
patrol of citizens. J. g. German and Henry M"laSo'
were fred upon this morning about day anu Scll
ously wounded \ ball entered German rlSht cyc
and came ONT Of hi, moth ne crcd fcnnI lV wb
,crc out on strike As this occurred, the pco-
pie OF the town t'nrn ,r out ' 't know how many
wrrc kIcd but heard It estimated at twenty five The
Thought should bc safer away from there.
W y. Nathaniel, another coorcd man. said the
whites had been 10 his house while he was away and
had run L, wife of and he had fed for safety They
had killed hs cousin. Wills wilson
Sidney f. Lewis. Of the state Board OF Engineers !
also came In on the train. Tle said that whom he /
passed through IhibodaN last niSht he i"nhd me c
aous much excited and alarmed and under arms II
looked as II trouble were brewing ana thrY Wcfc
mailing preparations to protect Themselves from any
action ON the part Of the strikers.
n,
ThbnillN last night and IN the train to-day
lie slcp In The court House last night: During me
night lie heard random shots. Tho strikers were Gu |
canpcd lr tine IL biz brick house and IN" peo-
pie fet much ALARM especially after The shooting INTO
the sugar-houscs on Monday night This morning /
about 8 o'clock while the outer plcicS we're around
rh,ir bonfire they fired into by the negroes ana
two of them badly wounded. The ncws spread ap'diyi
and the Clay knoboch Guards marched 10 Inc 'front.'
Tho citizens hastily gathered, many of hem mounted
81 looting began and in short while tho strAcs
dis sappcarcd several Of them were killed, but The |
maIorty fed to the woods.
STRIKERS DRIVEN OUT OF THE TOWN.
The agators and strikers have been ordered out OF
town and have obcycd without loss Of time There are
between two and three hundred men under arms, and
thoy do not intond to stand any more intimidation Of
threats.
Other persons the train were Interviewed and they
arrce that the shooting began with the firing on tho
pickrs Since the mass meeting sunday night the |
Town Of Thibodeaux has been filled with armed whe /
mon Large numbers of the negroes also had arms.
There was no call for militia after their departure last
week when order had apparently been restored tho
neouIe of the parish having evidently determined to
settle rho existing troubles without the intervention
M tho state troors The patrol to which the two white
mon who were shot belonged werc acting as ShelIHS
mnssc and had been sworn I'm by that officer There
were ny two white men hurt IvciVe negroes arc
noyn 10 have been killed, and IS believed there arc
mor, dad bodies of ncg groes I'm the woods
OPPOSING THE HALFlIOLIDAY.
ROCHESTER. Nov. % (Sp,ciaD. All the shoe manu-